Privateness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Privateness \Pri"vate*ness\, n.
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     1. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy;
        secrecy. --Bacon.
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     2. The state of one not invested with public office.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  privateness
       n 1: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privacy},
            {secrecy}, {concealment}]
       2: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of
          others [syn: {privacy}, {seclusion}]